Today I am embarking on a new opportunity. The opportunity to learn. My name is Renee and I am 49 years old. I have been working in the wonderful world of IT for almost 25 years. Over the past several years the company that I work for has slowly been transitioning from development on an AS/400 using RPG to the Microsoft platform using VB.Net. I have not had the opportunity to learn the new development tools like others in my department because the software that I support is not included in this process. It is written in VBScript which I have also had to learn as I go.
However, that is all about to change. I have a new boss now and he would like me to start learning the new development tools but it has been a real challenge for me to learn them since my knowledge is so limited outside of the AS/400 world.
I have taken online classes in Database Design and Introduction To Networks and Networking to try and get a better understanding of what is being talked about around me, but my learning is far from over. I have taught myself some basic SQL and T-SQL so that I can write a few simple stored procedures and queries. I even managed to write a simple web application using VB and ASP.Net. But once again, because of my lack of knowledge I needed to ask a lot of questions to get the job done and there were many things that I did but have no idea why.
I am now working on a new web application and have the pleasure of working with one of my coworkers named Mike. He has been a great teacher so far and has taken the time to not only show me what it is I need to do but to also explain what we are doing and why. As I progress through my project I will share how it is going and what I seem to struggle with.
However, that is all about to change. I have a new boss now and he would like me to start learning the new development tools but it has been a real challenge for me to learn them since my knowledge is so limited outside of the AS/400 world.
I have taken online classes in Database Design and Introduction To Networks and Networking to try and get a better understanding of what is being talked about around me, but my learning is far from over. I have taught myself some basic SQL and T-SQL so that I can write a few simple stored procedures and queries. I even managed to write a simple web application using VB and ASP.Net. But once again, because of my lack of knowledge I needed to ask a lot of questions to get the job done and there were many things that I did but have no idea why.
I am now working on a new web application and have the pleasure of working with one of my coworkers named Mike. He has been a great teacher so far and has taken the time to not only show me what it is I need to do but to also explain what we are doing and why. As I progress through my project I will share how it is going and what I seem to struggle with.
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